Resume

B.A., philosophy, University of Wisconsin-Madison (1982)
M.Sc., European studies, London School of Economics & Political Science (1983)
Ph.D., political science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1994)
co-founder, New York Association for Gender Rights Advocacy (1998) (www.nyagra.com)

co-founder, Queens Pride House (a center for the LGBT communities of Queens) (1997)
president of the board of directors, Queens Pride House (Aug. 2010-Sept. 2015)
acting executive director (May 2012-July 2015)
— the first openly transgendered executive director of any LGBT community center in the state of New York and the first Asian American executive director of any LGBT community center in the state of New York

co-founder, Out People of Color Political Action Club (OutPOCPAC) (2001)
(the first political club specifically by and for LGBT people of color in New York City)

member of the board of directors of the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) (2004-2012)

led the campaign for the enactment of the New York City transgender rights law enacted in 2002
member, working group convened by the New York City Commission on Human Rights
to draft guidelines (adopted Dec. 2004) for implementation of the 2002 transgender rights law

first transgendered grand marshal in the history of the New York City Pride March (2005)

profiled in:

– “Envisioning Justice: The Journey of a Transgendered Woman” (2008): a documentary by Larry Tung about the life and work of Pauline Park, screened at the New York & San Francisco LGBT film festivals, Rhode Island International
Film Festival and numerous other venues

trainer, facilitating hundreds of transgender sensitivity training sessions for:
government agencies, social services providers, and health care providers, including:
– the first transgender sensitivity training sessions for a major hospital in New York City